Mauritius: Background Papers and Statistical Annex
IMF Staff Country Reports, February 6, 1996
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Bibliographic details
- Published: February 6, 1996
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451827682.002
Summary
- This Background Paper and Statistical Annex examines selected issues pertaining to the Mauritian economy related to how Mauritius will be able in the future to sustain its export-led development and diversify its economy.
- The paper discusses the impact of the Uruguay Round agreement on the Mauritian economy.
- The paper utilizes available data to assess Mauritius’s external competitiveness, which is a major issue as regards the sustainability of high export growth.
Major themes analyzed
- Export-led development and prospects for sustaining high export growth.
- Economic diversification of the Mauritian economy.
- Impact of the Uruguay Round agreement on Mauritius.
- Assessment of external competitiveness using available data.
Subjects and keywords (as listed)
- Subject: Agricultural commodities, Commodities, Exports, Financial services, Imports, International trade, Offshore financial centers, Tariffs, Taxes
- Keywords: $ rate, Africa, Agricultural commodities, BOM intervention, Caribbean, company, CR, East Africa, East Asia, exchange rate, Exports, exports deflator, foreign exchange-earning customer, Imports, ISCR, market cross-rate, Mauritian offshore company creditor, Mauritius, offshore company, Offshore financial centers, rate sheet, South America, Southern Africa, Tariffs
Notes on authorship and purpose
- Prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with this member country.
- Views expressed are those of the staff team and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government of Mauritius, or the Executive Board of the IMF.
International Monetary Fund. "Mauritius: Background Papers and Statistical Annex", IMF Staff Country Reports 1996, 001 (1996).